Introduction to folders

Use folders in CONNECT to partition data and organize services and applications. Folders form a hierarchy similar to the folders in a tree-based file explorer.

You can create folders in two ways:

• Create folders through sites

  When you create a site in your primary geography, CONNECT automatically creates a folder for the data store and associated platform services. The folder structure is based on the site configuration.

  Use sites whenever possible to create and manage data stores. This approach ensures that CONNECT creates the required data store folders, which can prevent the creation of unnecessary data stores.

  For more information, see Data stores (early access) and Sites.

• Create folders manually

  Create folders manually when you need to organize services and applications that are not managed through a site. You can create these folders within the appropriate data store folder.

  Note: Manual folder management for folders that contain a data store is intended for advanced users. Do not use manually created folders to provision data stores unless your deployment requires advanced configuration.

Plan a folder hierarchy

Plan the folder hierarchy before you create folders. Consider how your organization needs to partition data, and where it needs to deploy services and applications.

Editing options are limited after a folder is created. Consider current and anticipated requirements before you establish the hierarchy.

For information about viewing, creating, and editing folders, see Manage folders.

Example: Create a folder structure

If your organization has projects at different physical sites within the same geography (e.g. European Union) you could utilize the following folder structure.

First, create the sites in CONNECT. Each site represents a physical location. CONNECT automatically deploys a folder that contains a data store when the first site is created in a geography. Subsequent sites in the same geography use this folder and data store. For more information, see Sites.

Next, identify the services and applications required for each site. Create folders to represent the service and application boundaries for each location, and deploy the required services and applications in those folders.

You can create these folders beneath the folder that CONNECT automatically deploys for the geography.

Control access with folders

In most cases, manage access to data through sites.

You can also assign roles at the folder level to control access to specific services and applications. Folder-level role assignments can reduce the need to grant account-wide access.

Folders can represent organizational units such as business functions, teams, and projects. Apply each role assignment to the folder that contains the resources the user or group needs.

For more information, see Role assignments and Users.